Grade Reports Kindergarten - Off to the Sea Caverns, Beach Day is January 29, 30 Grade 1 - Gr. 1 building was very successful Grade 2 - part way through safety, research and CATs, trying to have healthy lunches with the grade twos Grade 3 - Finishing up the CAT tests, skating, little ones came on the skating, Rubi Star - rubrics, February 21/22 - Building bridges, Grade 4 - February 1 - First Nations Day - mixing and mingling, ESON - Science building kit, Tech PLC - Kelli, working on legends, using the words aboriginals and First Nations, VC - Franklin Expedition - Music - Choir has started - Day 2, Recorder Club - Day 1, still would like feedback from staff - Ali, Victoria, Lindsay, Linda, Steph, March 18 - Choral Celebration -Oasis
Protocol - Visitors to the School - Please let administration/office staff know in advance of their visit. Division Office is asking to be informed when politicians are visiting the schoools and what the purpose the visit has. Thanks!
Politicians
Senior Excecutive
Presentations
Dreambox
very little time is being spent on Dreambox
Is this resource valued? What is the impact on the learning?
Impression - that it's less used at home
Promote the use of this at P/T interviews
Decision for whether or not we will continue with Dreambox for 2013-2014 will be made in the spring.
Yearbook 2013-1014
Donnalea - Key contact
Plans are up and running.
Teachers' responsibility -Promote it! 5 pictures - candid - pictures that are clear and that you can see their faces - end of February
Yearbook Sales - will begin next week - Paper slips
Distribution - September 2013 to include Pet Parade; Gr. 4 Farewell
Photos for Yearbook
Add your photos if you would like them to be on the TV in the front display office.
Too many is 30 /month; 5/month is just right!
Open Houses
- Kindergarten Open House - Wednesday, February 20th 6:00-7:30
- Millgrove Celebration of Learning - Thursday, April 4th - 6:30 -- 8:00 (original date planned) - Is it too close to spring break?
- Discuss with grade possible alternative dates.
- Date to be determined at next Admin meeting.
Library
Chess Club - Tuesday
Book Fair - February - viewing - Feb. 1, Buying - February 4/5
Library Grant - every 5 years update the reference materials, encyclopedias - Discovery, digital resources as well, dictionary, atlas,
needs - atlases for students, class set of rhyming dictionaries, thesaurus - 1 clas set ,
Go back to your grade and discuss your needs -
Decision - next Admin meeting
School Emergency Response
Lanyards - breakaways have been ordered; lanyards will be non-decriptive so it will be important for staff to keep close tabs on their keys.
Planned Lock Down - Go through the steps on sheet provided by Heather- January 28 @ 1:30
CHANGE - Where are you? (cards) - Please do not leave outside your door but as you leave have the sign close to your entrance so that if staff opens your loced door, they will learn of your whereabouts. Continue with informing the office if you are doing something outside your regular timetable.
January 31, 2013 - PD Day
9:00 - 12:00
Teachers @ Millgrove for the morning
Technology - iPads/Learning Leader
AISI
Report Cards
8:30 - 11:30
EAS - EA Bootcamp - Please let Gail know if you are not on the list or if there's a probem. Thanks.
“Identifying Symptoms &Supporting Anxious Students
Bell, Trudy
8:30-11:30
Cherkas, Deb
8:30-11:30
Dryan, Elaine
8:30-11:30
Kravontka, Aleigha
8:30-11:30
Kresanek, Ivana
8:30-11:30
Marston, Sheri
8:30-11:30
Nelson, Christy
8:30-11:30
Pinner, Sara
8:30-11:30
Trautman, Lisa
8:30-11:30
Wade, Nicole
8:30-11:30
Webster, Norma
8:30-11:30
Wilton, Lynette
8:30-11:30
A9:00 - 12:00 - at Millgrove for the morning:
McDonald, Sharon - course previously taken
Watkins, Jennifer- course previously taken
Woloszyn, Teleni -course previously taken
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch - On your Own 1:00 - 3:00 All staff @ Parkland Village
Melting of the Iceberg- presentation by Jill Melnyk- Learning Services /Anne Shillington - CLICK team
incorporateing many of the strategies presented by Ross Greene - Collaborative Problem Solving
AISI - Sharing of best practices
Volunteer Appreciation - April 29th
Committee members needed from each grade
Swimming
EA Support for lessons
Teachers - If you have a student who will require an EA to be in the water with them, please discuss with your EA and child's parents. This will be discussed further at the EA meeting February 1st.
Spellathon Coming! This is School Council's only fundraiser so all staff need to support it.
March 1 - Lists due to Donnalea/Toresa
March 18th - Kick Off and information packages to go home
March 21 - CAVE Assembly - Kick Off and Hype
April 8 - Spelling Tests due
April 26th CAVE Asembly - Prize announcement & distribution
EA Liaison - Elaine Drynan/Aleigha Kravontka have agreed to act as our EA liaison for the remainder of the 2012-13 school year
EA Meeting - Febraury 1st - 12:45 - 1:30 - Teachers- please adjust your plans to allow for the EAs to meet.
Jump Rope for Heart- a most responsible person needed to head up this event. Please let Efi know if you are interested.
- May 6th - Kick Off date planned for this year. Counting of money - teacher initiated activities - staff does the counting; school council/foundation activities - school council will count
Millgrove Facility
The board has requested from AB governement 10 new portables and 2 would come to Millgrove. March 7th - Budget & annoucements coming
Class changes for 2013-2014 - We are in the early stages still; no new announcements have been made.
Art Room - renovations just about complete; explore possibilites for using this space as a break out area for student learnig, laptops will be here as well as a white board, projection board, and flat screened TV.
Report Card- sharing and feedback will happen on January PD Day.
Assessment
Due at the end of each term - Purpose - At a glance, you will have a beginning understanding of your students' acheivement It will include
Instructional Reading Level
Writing Level -
Math
Please take a look, fill it out and file it on Inside PSD under Assessment - 2012-2013. Use the template and SAVE As LAST NAME_Grade
School Council Next meeting - February 12 @ 6:30
School council will be involved with a COSC workshop - Creating Effective School Councils
Grade 3 team presentation will be rescheduled.
Technology
SMART Table - being repaired. Thanks for your patience!
T61s will be retired not fixed
iPads - Sharon will be meeting with teachers individually to have all iPads ready to go for PD Day
iPad Covers - will be ordered for all iPads.
Total cost for new iPads - $12000
Gulistan's Retirement
Please let Linda know by Friday, January 31, 2013.
Next Admin Team Meeting - Monday, February 11, 2013
January 21, 2013
In attendance: Heather Orey, Paulette Reeson, Stephanie Vandermeulen, Gail Wright, Cheryl Korte, Lindsay Graham, Kathryn Davies, Sharon Lundeen, Gail Smith, Gail FergusonGrade Reports
Kindergarten - Off to the Sea Caverns, Beach Day is January 29, 30
Grade 1 - Gr. 1 building was very successful
Grade 2 - part way through safety, research and CATs, trying to have healthy lunches with the grade twos
Grade 3 - Finishing up the CAT tests, skating, little ones came on the skating, Rubi Star - rubrics, February 21/22 - Building bridges,
Grade 4 - February 1 - First Nations Day - mixing and mingling, ESON - Science building kit, Tech PLC - Kelli, working on legends, using the words aboriginals and First Nations, VC - Franklin Expedition -
Music - Choir has started - Day 2, Recorder Club - Day 1, still would like feedback from staff - Ali, Victoria, Lindsay, Linda, Steph, March 18 - Choral Celebration -Oasis
Protocol - Visitors to the School - Please let administration/office staff know in advance of their visit. Division Office is asking to be informed when politicians are visiting the schoools and what the purpose the visit has. Thanks!
Dreambox
Yearbook 2013-1014
- Donnalea - Key contact
- Plans are up and running.
- Teachers' responsibility -Promote it! 5 pictures - candid - pictures that are clear and that you can see their faces - end of February
- Pictures - J Drive - Public- Yearbook 2013 - Label photos - 1G,
- Yearbook Sales - will begin next week - Paper slips
- Distribution - September 2013 to include Pet Parade; Gr. 4 Farewell
Photos for YearbookOpen Houses
- Kindergarten Open House - Wednesday, February 20th 6:00-7:30
- Millgrove Celebration of Learning - Thursday, April 4th - 6:30 -- 8:00 (original date planned) - Is it too close to spring break?
- Discuss with grade possible alternative dates.
- Date to be determined at next Admin meeting.
Library
- Chess Club - Tuesday
- Book Fair - February - viewing - Feb. 1, Buying - February 4/5
- Library Grant - every 5 years update the reference materials, encyclopedias - Discovery, digital resources as well, dictionary, atlas,
- needs - atlases for students, class set of rhyming dictionaries, thesaurus - 1 clas set ,
- Go back to your grade and discuss your needs -
- Decision - next Admin meeting
School Emergency ResponseJanuary 31, 2013 - PD Day
- 8:30 - 11:30
- EAS - EA Bootcamp - Please let Gail know if you are not on the list or if there's a probem. Thanks.
“Identifying Symptoms & Supporting Anxious StudentsA9:00 - 12:00 - at Millgrove for the morning:
1:00 - 3:00 All staff @ Parkland Village
Melting of the Iceberg- presentation by Jill Melnyk- Learning Services /Anne Shillington - CLICK team
incorporateing many of the strategies presented by Ross Greene - Collaborative Problem Solving
AISI - Sharing of best practices
Volunteer Appreciation - April 29th
Swimming
Spellathon Coming!
This is School Council's only fundraiser so all staff need to support it.
EA Liaison - Elaine Drynan/Aleigha Kravontka have agreed to act as our EA liaison for the remainder of the 2012-13 school year
Jump Rope for Heart- a most responsible person needed to head up this event. Please let Efi know if you are interested.
- May 6th - Kick Off date planned for this year.
Counting of money - teacher initiated activities - staff does the counting; school council/foundation activities - school council will count
Millgrove Facility
Report Card- sharing and feedback will happen on January PD Day.
Assessment
Due at the end of each term - Purpose - At a glance, you will have a beginning understanding of your students' acheivement It will include
School Council
Next meeting - February 12 @ 6:30
School council will be involved with a COSC workshop - Creating Effective School Councils
Grade 3 team presentation will be rescheduled.
Technology
Gulistan's Retirement
Next Admin Team Meeting - Monday, February 11, 2013